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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Cars / August 20072007 Nissan Frontier XE th-thud
Well, it's not a noise, but I'll try to explain it. When stopping my truck at a light or stop sign, and just before there's that bit of a lurch backwards, I feel a th-thud. I feel a similar th-thud when I start accelerating from that stop. The one thing I notice is that if I put the truck in neutral and then stop, I don't feel the th-thud at all. The other thing I notice is that if I come to an extremely slow stop, it doesn't make that th-thud either. Tranny related? Any thoughts on this? My truck only has 3300 miles on it and I'd like to get this taken care of if I can point them in the right direction. One of those things that unless you drive it regularly, might not notice on one test drive. Thanks Doug on 8/7/2007 3:36 PM Doug said the following: > Well, it's not a noise, but I'll try to explain it. When stopping my truck > at a light or stop sign, and just before there's that bit of a lurch > backwards, I feel a th-thud. I feel a similar th-thud when I start > accelerating from that stop. > You feel a lurch backwards? At all stops, or just on an uphill stop? If the latter, could it be the hill hold feature? > The one thing I notice is that if I put the truck in neutral and then stop, > I don't feel the th-thud at all. The other thing I notice is that if I come [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >  SignatureBill In Hamptonburgh, NY To email, remove the double zeroes after @ Under warranty HI HO HI HO off to the dealer we go! Take it back to the dealer and request that the Tech, ride with you so you can show him the problem. If you do it any other way you will get a NFF (no frigging fix). Those are my thoughts. on 8/7/2007 3:36 PM Doug said the following: > Well, it's not a noise, but I'll try to explain it. When stopping my truck > at a light or stop sign, and just before there's that bit of a lurch > backwards, I feel a th-thud. I feel a similar th-thud when I start > accelerating from that stop. You feel a lurch backwards? At all stops, or just on an uphill stop? If the latter, could it be the hill hold feature? > The one thing I notice is that if I put the truck in neutral and then > stop, [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Thanks Doug SignatureBill In Hamptonburgh, NY To email, remove the double zeroes after @ Well, if you don't make an extremely slow stop, any car will have a slight lurch backwards. That's the lurch I was talking about and when it happens. > on 8/7/2007 3:36 PM Doug said the following: >> Well, it's not a noise, but I'll try to explain it. When stopping my [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> >> Thanks Doug So, does this sound like a tranny issue? I'm just trying to be equipped with some knowledge before I call the dealer. Thanks! > Well, if you don't make an extremely slow stop, any car will have a slight > lurch backwards. That's the lurch I was talking about and when it happens. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >>> >>> Thanks Doug > Well, it's not a noise, but I'll try to explain it. When stopping my truck > at a light or stop sign, and just before there's that bit of a lurch [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Thanks Doug I had that thud on the turn or hitting a bump on the 2004 Frontier and turn out to be front end tie rod was bad. > Well, it's not a noise, but I'll try to explain it. When stopping my truck > at a light or stop sign, and just before there's that bit of a lurch [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > those things that unless you drive it regularly, might not notice on one > test drive. Although it shouldn't be at this point, it almost sounds like universal joint noise. > Thanks Doug So, by putting the truck in neutral before I stop, and then not feeling the th-thud, would that still be indicitive of universal joint noise? I always feel it when starting from a stop. Thanks! Doug >> Well, it's not a noise, but I'll try to explain it. When stopping my >> truck at a light or stop sign, and just before there's that bit of a [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >> Thanks Doug A very similar problem has been reported by Tacoma owners. There is a discussion at the following URL: (Note when pasting the URL, there should be no breaks). Two theories are 1) weak rear springs allowing the rear axel assembly to twist under load, then unload with a thud when coming to a stop. The second is a poorly lubricated slip joint in the drive line going to the rear axel. Again, a thud is felt on stopping when the joint slips back into the correct position. Most feel this is an annoyance, not indicative of a serious problem. Your dealer can tell you if your truck has a slip joint. Some don't. http://www.tacomaworld. com/forum/technical-chat/1960-after-braking-stop-feels-like-ive-been-rear-ende d.html >So, by putting the truck in neutral before I stop, and then not feeling the >th-thud, would that still be indicitive of universal joint noise? [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >> >>> Thanks Doug |
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